Questions & Answers about Όταν χαμογελάει, το πρόσωπό της είναι πολύ όμορφο.
Both χαμογελάει and χαμογελά are correct; they are two forms of the same verb and the same tense.
- Verb: χαμογελάω / χαμογελώ = to smile
- Person & tense here: 3rd person singular, present
- χαμογελάει = she smiles
- χαμογελά = she smiles
Difference in use:
- χαμογελάει is more common in everyday, spoken Greek.
- χαμογελά sounds a bit more formal / written, or slightly old‑fashioned in some regions.
In this sentence, you can say:
- Όταν χαμογελάει, το πρόσωπό της είναι πολύ όμορφο.
- Όταν χαμογελά, το πρόσωπό της είναι πολύ όμορφο.
Both are fine and mean the same thing.
Όταν χαμογελάει with the present tense usually expresses a general truth / repeated situation, just like English “when she smiles” or “whenever she smiles”.
So:
- Όταν χαμογελάει, το πρόσωπό της είναι πολύ όμορφο.
≈ When(ever) she smiles, her face is very beautiful.
It does not normally mean “when she is smiling right now” (a specific moment). For a more “right now” feeling, Greek would typically add a time expression or change the structure, e.g.:
- Τώρα που χαμογελάει, το πρόσωπό της είναι πολύ όμορφο.
= Now that she is smiling, her face is very beautiful.